Snow for the Euros.

[bulten]

Thanks for tips, we went for st foy and it looks like a pretty good decision. Cant wait for the week to start!

[subtle plague]

wow. sleeper day today. the 10-15cm turned out to be the icing on the 50cm cake from wednesday and the 20cm from thursday.
i may or may not head to the valais tomorrow morning.

[Franz]

The Vallee Blanche is great if you've never experienced the high alpine in zee alpes - but if you're going to do the Haute Route you will be spending a week up in the high alpine - so the VB while spectacular might not be the mind blowing experience it is for a lot of flatlanders who do it.

But the good news is that there are a lot of variations in there that have spicier skiing. However it's a short window of time and conditions may not allow - best bet is to hire a guide and leave the destination up to them. A lot of the Cham 'big names' may not be in great condition for one reason or another but a guide will get you in to some lesser known zone that could be quite primo.

Thanks for the heads up. I'd considered doing something like that, especially since we do all live in the Tetons, so we may not be totally blown away by what other people might think is awesome.

Any thoughts on Northern italy at that time period?

[Buster Highmen]

especially since we do all live in the Tetons, so we may not be totally blown away by what other people might think is awesome.

Classic.

Any thoughts on Northern italy at that time period?

Cervinia and Monte Rosa.

[geo039]

Contact Ripz. I am staying this way in the LC area at least tomorrow.

wow. sleeper day today. the 10-15cm turned out to be the icing on the 50cm cake from wednesday and the 20cm from thursday.
i may or may not head to the valais tomorrow morning.

[PNWbrit]

Classic.

Le Téléphérique De La Jackson Ahole Air Farce.

[Franz]

Thanks for the heads up. I'd considered doing something like that, especially since we do all live in the Tetons, so we may not be totally blown away by what other people might think is awesome.

Any thoughts on Northern italy at that time period?

OK so that did come across as typical Jackson-douche-hole-ness. I was cranking that out before leaving on my lunch break and didn't quite read it hard enough. My apologies.

[subtle plague]

Contact Ripz. I am staying this way in the LC area at least tomorrow.

hey guys We'll be around Sat/Sun in the little area at the end of the road.
I wrote a text to your number. (i hope it is still your number) -ends with 7317 ?

and franz: your apologies will drown in the tartiflette of vengeance!

[Franz]

^don't know what a tartiflette is but sounds scary.

[PNWbrit]

^don't know what a tartiflette is but sounds scary.

Bacon, Illegal cheese and potato.

It's about one of the five best things in the world that you can do with your clothes on.

[abraham]

I thought it was a turn technique, no?
Pizza -> French fry -> tartiflette

[edg]

It's about one of the five best things in the world that you can do with your clothes on.

Though it's France, so they're optional.

[Schnappi]

Though it's France, so they're optional.

Wow, an edg sighting!

[subtle plague]

I thought he had vanished in the London Underground.

[powfiend]

Couple of close calls at the hellbronner yesterday and today.

Today I watched someone go for a big ride down the main gully where the avi fences are below the pavillion. I was standing on the spine that insects the 2 drainages and had just ridden the face where it released maybe 10 seconds before. He was ok, lost both his skis and when his partner went to drop in after him he released the hangfire and went for a ride down the same drainage.

Yesterday I was going through the exit gully after skiing a relativly low angle tree line and another party triggered a huge slab on a face above me. I heard what sounded like a gun shot, dove for a tree on the side of the gully and was blasted by a powder cloud. All was well but I decided to call if after that.

Still really sketch, even below treeline.

[Meathelmet]

Cham really delivered today. Bluebird, 30-50cm and good friends. Oh yeah.

[stantonbum1]

Skied a ***TOP SECRET*** spot in CH close to Verbier today and had untracked in the trees all day with pretty much no one else out

[Ripzalot]

Skied a ***TOP SECRET*** spot in CH close to Verbier today and had untracked in the trees all day with pretty much no one else out

dude! i was in la fouly with subtle today. a bit windripped on top but but super fun lower. a big avy took out some guys the next ridge over. washed one guy over some cliff/rocks, lost his skis, but ok. no abs either.

[klar]

7 caught, 3 dead in Graubünden. Ugh.

link in german
http://www.bote.ch/vermischtes/mehre...ck-graubuenden

[IridePow]

4 dead in the meantime. One person died in the hospital.
Not much details out at the moment, so I am sorry to armchair quarterback here already a bit:
I am just noticing quite often that bigger groups are following none of the basic rules out in the backcountry.
In this case at the Vilan: Why would you be out with 7 people on an avalanche prone slope at the same time during the descent?

Please follow some simple rules and put only one person at harm at a time.
If something goes wrong you have a very good chance to dig this person out.
No chance if 7 get swept away at once....... then only luck decides who will survive. In this case this definitely was not on their side.

My condolences to friends and families.
RIP.

[jumpturn]

Skied a ***TOP SECRET*** spot in CH close to Verbier today and had untracked in the trees all day with pretty much no one else out

This gives it away...


Not talking about our solitary woods adventure in the midst pow fever with busted lifts...

[klar]

iridepow, shit. and yeah, 7 people getting caught makes you wonder... The incident on Valluga two weeks or so ago (with the guided group of 7, 4 caught, 2 dead) was another one of those. In that case word is that it's common practice for guides to have people wait together in the face because the problem of exposure is considered more problematic than the unlikely event of the whole face ripping out.

One person rescued alive and apparently not majorly hurt after being buried for 45min in Salzburg today. Another couple of slides reported in Salzburg today, one burial where the person's ski partner dug them out. 7 reported slides in Tirol (sounds like nobody hurt so far), all on popular skitours.

[sqikunst]

The cous was back it was awesome! Grrat crew from bell to bell!

[peds]

Ehh, that all looks okay (if you like that sort of thing), but who needs 50cm of blower pow when you can have three inches of the slickest Warwickshire red clay to lay down some fresh tracks through...

No avalanches here, either.



But no, on a more serious note, trail running still sucks several flavours of ballsack. I'm so glad winter has arrived for everyone, just make sure you enjoy it responsibly.

[CarveMan]

OK so that did come across as typical Jackson-douche-hole-ness. I was cranking that out before leaving on my lunch break and didn't quite read it hard enough. My apologies.

Yeah I've spent plenty of time in Jackson and more in Cham, I will say that nothing prepares you for Cham and you'll feel like a total gaper, but slightly less so due to living in JH.

Glaciers are scary.